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Originally Posted by tabbaker
Think you need to check the numbers and use a different team as your example.
Syracuse has had several years where they don't leave the state of NY until conference play. So I doubt I need to pick another example even without looking. They are pretty close to the poster boy of play a garbage NC go 11-1 and then make the tourney by being sub .500 in conference resume team over the last decade.
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For fun I went back and looked through their OOC schedule
2017-2018 they played 1 road game @ Georgetown
2016-2017 they played 1 road game @ Wisky (forced into it by B10/ACC challenge)
2015-2016 they played 2 road games @ Georgetown, @ St. Johns
2014-2015 they played 2 road games @ Michigan (forced into it by B10/ACC challenge), @ Nova
2013-2014 they played 1 road game @ St. Johns
2012-2013 they played 1 road game @ Arkansas
2011-2012 they played 1 road game @ Nc State
2010-2011 they played ZERO road games
2009-2010 they played 1 road game @ UNC
2008-2009 they played 1 road game @Memphis
2007-2008 they played 1 road game @Virginia
For those scoring at home that is 12 total road games in the last 11 years. Only 10 of which they actually elected to play. So ya Syracuse is basically exactly what I am talking about. They don't play road games, they schedule mostly cupcakes in the non-con and then benefit from playing in the ACC where 8-10 will get them in with the 10+ wins they get with their cupcake non-con.
Last edited by WichitaDM; 03-07-2018 at 04:15 PM.